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  • Northwest Association for College Admission Counseling (PNACAC) conference in Boise, Idaho.The Rising Star Award honors individuals and programs that exemplify excellence and dedication to serving the needs of students in the transition from high school to college. It encourages affiliates of the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) to identify and nurture new members and programs, as well as continue professional development of organization members. NACAC is an organization of

  • Library Blogs Alumni News Homecoming Highlights Awards Recognition Alumni Profiles Alumni Events Class Notes Calendar Lute Plays Piano “Up Close with the Masters” Alumni / Alumni Profiles / April 21, 2014 Natalie Burton '13 Playing a Bach piece on the piano for master pianist Vladimir Feltsman during Portland Piano International's Up Close With the Masters series. (Photo courtesy of Portland Piano International) A Q&A With Natalie Burton ’13 By Sandy Deneau Dunham RESOLUTE Editor Music and Chinese

  • - Welcome1:10 pm - The Synthesis of a Solid Polymer Electrolyte Aaron Coyner, Senior Capstone Seminar The use of solid polymers in lithium ion batteries has the potential to provide a safer, more reliable alternative to liquid electrolytes. The synthesis of a solid polymer electrolyte based off of an oxanorbornene maleimide repeat unit with an oligomeric ethylene oxide unit will be presented. Our research group has already experimented with ethylene oxide unit lengths of n=2, 3, and 4. This research

  • FYEP Programmatic Learning OutcomesPLU’s First Year Experience Program has three learning outcomes integrated throughout the curriculum (including curricular and co-curricular activities). Literacy Students will be able to demonstrate habits of reading and writing, across multiple literacies, including written literacy, disciplinary literacy, and information literacy. Critical Inquiry Students will learn how to ask and answer questions from multiple perspectives. Students will identify and

  • July 26, 2013 “The kayak glides low in the water as you and your partner discover a mutual rhythm–right, left, repeat, your arms like firing pistons. The glistening head of a seal periscopes out of the water a hundred yards off your port as you pass farther into the open.” -James Olson Editor’s Note: Here, Outdoor Recreation guide and enthusiast James Olson writes about why joining PLU’s Outdoor Recreation adventures may mean loss of sleep and early mornings, but it is well worth the sacrifice

  • Homecoming Highlights Awards Recognition Alumni Profiles Alumni Events Class Notes Calendar Discovery Faculty / Students / April 21, 2014 A Study of the CREP New Psychology Program Boosts Science AND Undergraduate Publication Potential By Sandy Deneau Dunham RESOLUTE Editor S amantha Henderson ’14 is a 29-year-old Psychology major who’s conducted significant scientific research, shared it on an international database and claimed a sizable cash award—and her research team still presented its work on a

  • and Reactions of N-Heterocyclic Carbenes Elizabeth Kaley, Senior Capstone Seminar With the rapid industrialization and heavy reliance on fossil fuels the concentration of Carbon dioxide (CO2) in the Earth’s atmosphere has exponentially increased and continues to rise.  CO2, due to its relative stability, is generally unreactive.  In order to transform CO2 in to synthetically useful compounds it must be activated first.  N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) are effective organocatalysts used to activate

  • Summer research opportunity at Univ. of Nebraska – Lincoln Posted by: yakelina / January 21, 2016 January 21, 2016 From Maggie Jobes, Assistant Director of Graduate Recruitment: The Summer Research Program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln offers students an excellent opportunity to hone research skills and to experience life as a graduate student. Students will enhance their academic resume, work closely with faculty and peers, and have fun with social and professional development

  • The Office of Science is Now Accepting Applications for Spring 2023 Undergraduate Internships! Posted by: alemanem / September 7, 2022 September 7, 2022 The Office of Science is pleased to announce that applications are currently being accepted for the Spring 2023 term for three programs offered by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science: the Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI) program, the Community College Internships (CCI) program, and the Visiting Faculty

  • Laboratory Residency Graduate Fellowship Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration Posted by: alemanem / October 11, 2023 October 11, 2023 Launched in 2017 and having onboarded its first class in fall 2018, the Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration Laboratory Residency Graduate Fellowship (DOE NNSA LRGF) provides excellent financial benefits and professional development opportunities to students pursuing a Ph.D. in fields of study that address complex